Jewish Catskills

Camp Gan IsraelBring the fun home with our weekly boxed games, activities, and crafts plus exciting weekly shows online! And on grounds daycamp option acc. to state guidelines
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Photo GalleryThe latest events at our center! Galleries are added after every event, check back often. click here
The Rhyme of No ReasonOur verse implies that our unconditional connection with G‑d is itself conditional! Can that be... Read More
From Catholic Italian to Jewish Rabbi: David Martinetti Shares His Story Read More
The Dancing Maidens of JerusalemThe souls of Israel include “beautiful” souls, souls “of prestigious lineage,” and “ugly” souls... Read More

Weekly Magazine

7 Joyous Events That Happened on the 15th of Av

A list of the joyous events that occurred on the 15th of Av, as detailed by the sages of the Talmud.

By Yanki Tauber

10 Keys to Understanding Many Ashkenazi Family Names

Goldstein, Schapiro, Landau, Posner, Isaacs, Schwartz, Weiss, Moskowitz, Goldberg, Rosenberg … the list goes on.

By Yehuda Altein

The Challenge of Scripted Prayers

Can a person’s relationship with his Creator be expressed in a scripted prayer? Is it possible to dictate the feelings one should be conveying to G-d?

By Naftali Silberberg

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The Dancing Maidens of Jerusalem

The souls of Israel include “beautiful” souls, souls “of prestigious lineage,” and “ugly” souls, each of whom contribute their own unique dimension to our relationship with G‑d.

Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe